patchwork

寄せ集め、モザイク

多くの異なる部分が集まって一つになったもの。

やさしい英語で： Something made up of many different parts that form a whole.

• The fields formed a green patchwork.
• The country has a patchwork of local transport systems.
• Her memoir is a patchwork of letters, memories, and photographs.

使い方： a patchwork of something (The region is a patchwork of farms and villages.)

類義語： mixture, mosaic

よく使う表現： patchwork of something, a complex patchwork, a colorful patchwork

パッチワーク

色や柄の違う小さな布を縫い合わせて作った布や品物。

やさしい英語で： Cloth or an object made by sewing together small pieces of cloth with different colors or designs.

• She made a patchwork quilt.
• The blanket is a patchwork of bright cotton squares.
• I used leftover fabric to make some patchwork.

よく使う表現： patchwork quilt, patchwork blanket, piece of patchwork

パッチワークする

小さな布を縫い合わせて一枚にする。

やさしい英語で： To join small pieces of cloth together by sewing them into one piece.

• She patchworked scraps into a blanket.
• We patchworked the bright squares together.
• He is learning to patchwork a cushion cover.

使い方： patchwork something together (She patchworked the fabric squares together.)

類義語： piece together

よく使う表現： patchwork a quilt, patchwork fabric together

寄せ集める、つぎはぎする

異なる出所の部分を組み合わせて何かを作る。

やさしい英語で： To make something by combining pieces from several different sources.

• They patchworked a plan from several suggestions.
• She patchworked the report together using old records.
• His account was patchworked from interviews and newspaper stories.

使い方： patchwork something from something (He patchworked a speech from old notes.)

類義語： piece together, cobble together, assemble

よく使う表現： patchwork something together, patchwork an account